By Sue Tiffin Published June 6 2017 A pause – a temporary break – can be profound. Stuart Laughton speaks passionately of the pause afforded to him at the peaceful and secluded Bone Lake at…

Retired educator Gail Stelter said there’s nothing better you can do for your children than to read to them. Fifteen minutes a night is all it takes to plant the seeds of literacy which pays…

By Robert Mackenzie Published May 30 2017 Fashion Fallies Haliburton County’s whimsical fun outrageous catwalk is returning this fall following a six-year hiatus. This November the Arts Council and Haliburton School of Art and Design…

By Chad Ingram Published May 23 2017 Country troubadour Zachary Lucky will bring his hearty brand of roots music back to the Haliburton Highlands for a house concert at Wildwood Farm just outside Haliburton Village…

By Jenn Watt Published May 23 2017 The group from Haliburton arrived in Japan just as the cherry blossoms were unfurling on the trees. It had been a cool spring and the iconic pink flowers…

By Jenn Watt Published May 16 2017 Three First Nations singers three opera singers and one collaborative pianist will join forces with local community choirs to present an original production in the Haliburton Highlands. Wiikondiwin…

By Sue Tiffin Published May 16 2017 Organizing a massed choir of 150 people from three different towns was a monumental project but moving that choir and 450 concert attendees the day of the event…

By Jenn Watt Published May 9 2017 Fire alarms emptied of their bells adorn an empty room. A computer programmed by Ken Gregory spins tiny brushes attached to little motors making the emptied metal shells…

By Sue Tiffin Published May 9 2017 The following are brief reports of items discussed at the May 3 meeting of Highlands East council. Jan Simon Highlands East Studio Tour chair requested an additional $1000…

By Jenn Watt Editor May 2 2017 Sneaker-clad toes tapped in time as the jazz ensemble bopped their way through Jump Jive an’ Wail saxophones in conversation with trumpets conductor Melissa Stephens summoning one section…

By Darren Lum Staff Reporter April 25 2017 The Highlands Little Theatre is inviting the public to explore the human psyche with a trio of one-act plays this week. The lineup includes three one-act comedies:…

By Erin Lynch Published April 18 2017 A flurry of activity is happening in the studios of Fleming College. Students are busy preparing for I MADE IT! the end of semester art exhibition hosted by…

By Darren Lum Published April 18 2017 Four local high school students are still in awe after this year’s Kawartha Art Gallery Juried Student Exhibition awards presentation at the Lindsay Golf Course several weeks ago.…

Published April 12 2017 Crowd favourites and new talent will beentertaining at this year's Forest Festival hosted at HaliburtonForest and Wild Life Reserve. National icon Buffy Sainte-Marie willbe opening the event on Wednesday Aug. 16…

By Jenn Watt Published April 11 2017 Saturday’s documentary day gave attendees a new way to view the world organizer Tammy Rea said at the conclusion of the annual spring event. The audience could see…

By Sue Tiffin Published April 4 2017 Things have changed a bit since the last time I started writing from the offices of the Haliburton County Echo . It was March then too but it…

By Janet Trull Special to the Echo Published in County Life March 9 2017 What a pleasure it is to introduce you to the Knitting Circle a gathering of people who are making things out…

By Janet Trull Special to the Echo Published in County Life March 16 2017 It’s time for another Haliburton Hoedown! And this one is special. On March 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. the Legion…

By Jenn Watt March 14 2017 From war zones to the offices of The New York Times to the early days of a little place called Dysart the documentaries at this year’s Doc(k) Day in…